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Monday, June 26, 2017

Venezuela: What a slide into civil war looks like

Civil war is an easy term to fling around
to exaggerate a problem. But what do protestor sieges on a Venezuelan air base
and its supreme court sound like? The Associated Press reports: Young
protesters broke down a metal fence guarding an air base in Caracas on Saturday
before being repelled by security forces firing tear gas in another day of
anti-government protests in Venezuela's capital. Demonstrators threw stones,
and some protesters were injured. The clashes took place after a peaceful mass
demonstration next to La Carlota base where a 22-year-old protester was killed
this week when a national guardsman shot him in the chest at close range with
rubber bullets. More…